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Jan 28, 2021 · The minimalist set of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom—which evokes the intimate feeling of a Broadway play—is louder than it initially appears.
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Feb 16, 2021 · Set for Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, the Denzel Washington-produced film based on the August Wilson play, is a technical delight in addition to an acting powerhouse.
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Apr 20, 2021 · The upscale Black patrons were none too pleased to see Ma Rainey, a big, proud woman from the South with her girlfriend on her arm, in their hotel. A number of the rooms were decorated that don’t appear in the finished film.
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom is a 2020 American drama film directed by George C. Wolfe and written by Ruben Santiago-Hudson, based on the 1982 play of the same name by August Wilson. The film stars Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman, Glynn Turman, Colman Domingo, and Michael Potts.
The play is set in a recording studio in 1920s Chicago, and deals with issues of race, art, religion, and the historic exploitation of black recording artists by white producers. The play's title comes from Ma Rainey's song of the same name, which refers to the Black Bottom dance.
- August Wilson
- 1982
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: Directed by George C. Wolfe. With Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman, Colman Domingo, Glynn Turman. Tensions rise when trailblazing blues singer Ma Rainey and her band gather at a recording studio in Chicago in 1927.
Feb 6, 2016 · Ma Rainey's Black Bottom at National Theatre ★★★★★. By Rachel Stoplar Last edited 99 months ago. Last Updated 06 February 2016. The full cast, photo by Johan Persson courtesy...
